| Robb Stewart Brass Instruments Fun for the Brass Instrument Fanatic |
Introduction:
Along with my list of used brass instruments for sale, this
website is intended to show my work and interests that I have
spent over 30 years developing. I have a passion for learning
and sharing the history of the brass instrument industry and the
instruments that they produced. I will continue adding content
here and thinking of new ways of discovering and sharing
information. Let me know if you have any suggestions,
corrections or even criticism as long as it's constructive. I'm
sure that there will be errors in fact and judgement contained
here, and I would like to make corrections and additions where
ever possible. The "Links" bugle to the left takes you to a page
of links to other web sites that I find interesting and informative
where you can learn much about brass musical instruments and
their makers. There are also links to sites of other repairmen
that are doing excellent work.
The information presented here is mostly for your entertainment
and education and for my desire to share my interests. It is less
for promotion of my services, since I have had no excess
capacity for many years. I work only on brass (cup mouthpiece)
instruments and no woodwind (reed) or other instruments. In
the course of my business, I can often get smaller jobs done
within days or weeks. My backlog of larger jobs, which includes
restoring and refinishing instruments is close to two years. Since
I only spend a small portion of my time custom building historic
reproductions and other such projects, the backlog for these is
usually even longer. Unfortunately, I no longer make the larger
instruments.
I'm always interested in buying quality and desirable used and
antique brass instruments. Please contact me if you have a
single instrument or a whole collection. I don't do appraisals
anymore, mostly because of how drastically the market for used
and antique instruments has changed due to the ubiquity of the
internet. If an appraisal is needed for other than estate
settlement or similar reasons, I would recommend that you
search the internet in general for dealers inventories and
specifically Ebay.
The bulk of my business is repairing and maintaining brass
instruments for my customers. In the course of this work, I try
to educate these instrument owners on how to maintain the
mechanics with proper cleaning and lubrication. I can't stress
too strongly that good habits will not only facilitate the best
performance today, but keep the instrument in good order for
many years to come.
Along with my list of used brass instruments for sale, this
website is intended to show my work and interests that I have
spent over 30 years developing. I have a passion for learning
and sharing the history of the brass instrument industry and the
instruments that they produced. I will continue adding content
here and thinking of new ways of discovering and sharing
information. Let me know if you have any suggestions,
corrections or even criticism as long as it's constructive. I'm
sure that there will be errors in fact and judgement contained
here, and I would like to make corrections and additions where
ever possible. The "Links" bugle to the left takes you to a page
of links to other web sites that I find interesting and informative
where you can learn much about brass musical instruments and
their makers. There are also links to sites of other repairmen
that are doing excellent work.
The information presented here is mostly for your entertainment
and education and for my desire to share my interests. It is less
for promotion of my services, since I have had no excess
capacity for many years. I work only on brass (cup mouthpiece)
instruments and no woodwind (reed) or other instruments. In
the course of my business, I can often get smaller jobs done
within days or weeks. My backlog of larger jobs, which includes
restoring and refinishing instruments is close to two years. Since
I only spend a small portion of my time custom building historic
reproductions and other such projects, the backlog for these is
usually even longer. Unfortunately, I no longer make the larger
instruments.
I'm always interested in buying quality and desirable used and
antique brass instruments. Please contact me if you have a
single instrument or a whole collection. I don't do appraisals
anymore, mostly because of how drastically the market for used
and antique instruments has changed due to the ubiquity of the
internet. If an appraisal is needed for other than estate
settlement or similar reasons, I would recommend that you
search the internet in general for dealers inventories and
specifically Ebay.
The bulk of my business is repairing and maintaining brass
instruments for my customers. In the course of this work, I try
to educate these instrument owners on how to maintain the
mechanics with proper cleaning and lubrication. I can't stress
too strongly that good habits will not only facilitate the best
performance today, but keep the instrument in good order for
many years to come.
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| I update this site and add content on a weekly basis (usually Monday morning) as my schedule allows. Here are some pages that I added recently: July 26: Isaac Fiske Bb Cornet July 19: Courtois "Melody Horn" July 5: Restoration of a DC Hall Soprano Saxhorn June 28: German or Austrian Post Horn June 21: Olds Super Trombones Early Evolution June 14: 1925 F.E. Olds and Son Catalog |
